7 Things To Consider Before Quitting Your Job

							Title:
7 Things To Consider Before Quitting
 Your Job

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579

Summary:
Coming to the point in your busines
s where you can begin to think abou
t quitting your full or part time j
ob is an exciting time! Don't let t
he excitement cloud your judgment.
Begin by thinking carefully about t
his next big step. Here are 7 thing
s you'll want to consider when quit
ting your job becomes a possibility:

1. Money - You knew this one would
be in here, right? It's so importan
t that you take the time to figure
out exactly how much money you will
 need to work from h...


Keywords:
quit your day job,how to quit your j
ob


Article Body:
Coming to the point in your busines
s where you can begin to think abou
t quitting your full or part time j
ob is an exciting time! Don't let t
he excitement cloud your judgment.
Begin by thinking carefully about t
his next big step. Here are 7 thing
s you'll want to consider when quit
ting your job becomes a possibility:

1. Money - You knew this one would
be in here, right? It's so importan
t that you take the time to figure
out exactly how much money you will
 need to work from home full time.
There have been many an entrepreneu
r who's skipped this step and succe
eded but you don't need to take tha
t chance. Plan ahead to make sure y
ou will make enough money to suppor
t yourself and your business.

2. Time - now this one is obvious b
ut you need time to run your busine
ss. Some moms get an idea in their
head that they will be able to work
 around their kids (at naptime, aft
er bed, etc) and still create a thr
iving business. This is not a reali
stic way to think. If you have youn
g children, plan to have a child ca
re provider take care of them while
 you focus on your business - you'l
l get more work completed and be mu
ch less stressed this way.

3. Set a Schedule - Before you get
into the day to day of running your
 home business set up a schedule of
 work hours that you and your famil
y can respect and live with. Print
out the schedule, have it laminated
 and post on your fridge or other p
rominent place so everyone knows wh
en you will be occupied with busine
ss. Family and friends seem to have
 a hard time with the fact that you
 are actually working and can't sto
p anytime you feel like it for phon
e calls, outings, etc, so setting t
hem straight from the start will he
lp you get your work done efficiently.

4. Leave that Door Open - When you
let your work know that you're leav
ing, do it properly. Make sure you
give the appropriate amount of time
 to find a replacement and leave on
 a good note whenever possible. You
 never know when you might need you
r job back or a good reference so a
lways leave that door open.
5. Money Saved - It's always a good
 idea to have money in the bank but
 when you are quitting a job this b
ecomes more important than ever. Tu
ck away two or three months worth o
f pay and you can be sure you'll le
ave work with some peace of mind.

6. Taxes - As a small business owne
r you will be responsible for payin
g your own personal taxes at the en
d of the year. The best way to prep
are for this is to put 25-30% of yo
ur income into a separate account f
or when the taxman comes knocking.

7. Time to Enjoy - Where's the fun
in working from home if you don't t
ake time to enjoy what you have cre
ated for yourself? Make sure that y
ou don't book yourself so solid tha
t you have no time for anything but
 work. Working from home is about w
orking smarter, not harder!

As you know there are many things t
o consider on our journey toward wo
rking from home. The list above sho
uld give you some things to start t
hinking bout. Whatever you do, make
 sure to set yourself up so you hav
e the best possible start to workin
g from home and you'll be so glad y
ou did. Best of luck on your new wo
rk at home journey!